The Guide to the Inaugural DCA LA Dance Platformdiscoverlosangeles.com/blog/guide-inaugural-dca-la-dance-platform

Celebrate L.A.'s rich history of dance from June 6-8, 2018Updated on June 4, 2018

Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Reign | Photo by Rennie Harris

The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) has announced the 2018DCA LA Dance Platform, a community-curated selection of programming that will runconcurrently with the Dance USA Conference taking place on Wednesday, June 6 throughSaturday, June 9.

Led by DCA, the platform will provide an immersive and educational experience that payshomage to the city’s rich history of dance. Talented dance professionals, curators, educators,funders, and presenters have been invited to learn and engage with the city’s compellingdance scene, showcasing its breadth, excellence, and diversity. DCA LA Dance Platformevents will give dance practitioners opportunities to connect, dialogue, and showcase new andin-progress works. The selected artists represent a cross-section of the established, emerging,and commercial dance artists in the city’s vibrant dance community.

LIVE FROM 2245 - LA DANCE PROJECT (June 5-9, 2018)

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L.A. Dance Project performing Yag choreographed by Ohad Naharin, 2018, Wallis AnnenbergCenter for the Performing Arts | Photo by Lawrence K. Ho

L.A. Dance Project is a platform for the development, creation, support and presentation ofworld-class dance in Los Angeles. Comprised of an internationally acclaimed dance company,a brand new performance space in the burgeoning DTLA Arts District, and a program of mediainitiatives, LADP seeks to foster dance-centered artistic collaborations across all disciplines,cultures and communities in Los Angeles and around the globe.

LIVE from 2245 is the inaugural performance series of LADP’s newly opened hybridperformance/work/creative headquarters. LIVE from 2245 features two rotating programs thathighlight the company’s ongoing mission to promote the work of emerging and establishedchoreographers, and to introduce new audiences to iconic modern works.

PROGRAM A: Second Quartet by Noé Soulier, Bach Studies (Part 1) by BenjaminMillepied [LA Premiere]PROGRAM B: Martha Graham Duets by Martha Graham, Hearts & Arrows and On theOther Side by Benjamin Millepied

General Admission is $25. Student and Group rates available. For the full schedule and topurchase tickets, CLICK HERE.

2245 E. Washington Blvd, Los Angeles 90021(213) 622-5995

L.A. Dance Party USA - Grand Performances (June 6, 2018)2/6

L.A. Dance Party USA - Grand Performances (June 6, 2018)Taking place at California Plaza, L.A. Dance Party USA captures the energy and creativity ofdancemakers, movers, and shakers in celebration of L.A.’s vibrant dance scene. Featuring:

DJ Muñeka of Rail Up and DJs Arshia Haq and David Gomez of DiscostanDance activations from d. Sabela grimes and Mecca Vazie AndrewsChristine Marie’s interactive 3-D shadow-dance generator

Admission is free and open to the public.

California Plaza300 & 350 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles 90071

ANTHEM - Los Angeles Performance Practice (June 7, 9-10,2018)

Milka Djordjevich, photo by Gema Galiana, LAX Festival

Los Angeles Performance Practice is a non-profit organization devoted to the productionand presentation of contemporary performance by artists whose work advances andchallenges multidisciplinary artistic practices.

Los Angeles Performance Practice presents Milka Djordjevich at Ghebaly Gallery for fourperformances of ANTHEM (2017). The work weaves together existing and imagined dancestyles to explore labor, play, and feminine-posturing. Questioning contemporary dance’s

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predisposition towards neutrality, authenticity and the de-sexualization of the female body,ANTHEM embraces theatricality, virtuosity, and sass. Tickets on sale atwww.artful.ly/store/events/15397.

Ghebaly GalleryE. Washington Blvd, Los Angeles 90021 – located adjacent to LA Dance Project(323) 282-5187

Lula Washington Dance Theatre - Ford Theatres (June 8, 2018)

Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Open Your Eyes, 2017 | Photo by Richard Termine, courtesyof Lula Washington Dance Theatre

For this joyous evening of dance at Ford Theatres, one of L.A.’s most beloved contemporarydance companies, Lula Washington Dance Theatre will perform work from three renownedchoreographers: Kyle Abraham, Rennie Harris and David Roussève, alongside works by LulaWashington and Tamica Washington-Miller. This event is part of IGNITE @ the FORD!, aseries presented by the Ford Theatre Foundation comprised of world-renowned contemporaryartists whose work is thought-provoking and reflects the world in which we live.

2580 Cahuenga Blvd E, Los Angeles 90068

DCA Presents International Dance Scene Panel (June 9, 2018)On Saturday, June 9, DCA Presents a panel of international dance curators who will

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discuss their curatorial practice, how they view American dance, and what they areexperiencing in Los Angeles. Panelists are from Bulgaria, Poland, Uruguay, Brazil, Singapore,Hong Kong, Mexico, Germany, and Tunisia. Moderated by Andrea Synder and CarolelindaDickey of American Dance Abroad.

Confirmed panelists:

Anna Cheng, West Kowloon Cultural District (Hong Kong)Chema Gargouri, Tunisian Association for Management and Social Stability (Tunis,Tunisia)Jadwiga Majewska Grabowska, Krakow International Festival Of Contemporary Dance(Krakow, Poland)Eleno Guitierrez, Centro de Producción de Danza Contemporánea (Mexico City, Mexico)Lassaad Jamoussi, Tunisian Higher Institute of Cinema & Audiovisual Art (Tunis,Tunisia)Atanas Maev, Derida Dance Center (Sofia, Bulgaria)Kirsten Seeligmüller, Dock 11 (Berlin, Germany)Natalia Sobrera, Montevideo Sitiada (Montevideo, Uruguay)Dr. Danny Tan, Odyssey Dance Theatre (Singapore)

The panel is taking place at Diavolo Dance Studio from 4-5:30pm. Free and open to thepublic. Seating is limited to capacity.

616 Moulton Ave, Los Angeles 90031(323) 225-4290

Dance Around Town - Luckman Fine Arts Complex (June 9,2018)

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Contra-Tiempo, "joyUS justUS," Leimert Park, 2017 | Photo by Alfonso Gomez, courtesy ofContra-Tiempo

Taking place at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex on the campus of Cal State LA, DanceAround Town will feature four of L.A.’s leading dance companies: Syncopated Ladies, LosAngeles Contemporary Dance Company, Versa-Style Dance Company, and CONTRA-TIEMPO | Urban Latin Dance Theater. For the full program and tickets, visit the Luckmanwebsite.

5151 State University Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90032(323) 343-6600

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